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RE: I need help from a REAL artist (or anyone who thinks they're an artist)lol

in #art8 years ago (edited)

OK, I'd start out looking at the positive (light/structure) and negative (all the black) ... draw the shapes of the black first, then paint it black. Make sure its ONLY the black. Not the dark amber values of the lights. The bottom night pic is the strongest composition... so go with that, -plus the colors wont throw you for a loop... you'll probably only need burnt sienna , a cadmium yellow, and white for the highlights (im assuming you're working with acrylics)..... so after the black, you'll work your way up with the burnt sienna (brown) .. do the dark areas with a shade of that... then work up your values till you get to straight tube color, then go lighter with a yellow/sienna mix.. then yellow, then a yellow tint (adding white) ... then pop in your highlights at then VERY end... dont jump straight to highlights, it'll look wrong... oh, and then post your result! :) upvoted, resteemed , following!

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Follow what @joshuadavis said and remember to SQUINT to remove details if you get lost. The details will come as you work up towards the lightest parts.
Good luck, i hope you achieve what you set out to do.
I've got a few posts with some drawing tips that could translate if your interested in taking a look at my posts.

Thanks groundcontrol!

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Thank you so much for your great help. I've only been painting for a couple of years now but I do enjoy a good challenge.

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Keep it up! I have a feeling you're gonna knock this one outta the ball park!!!

Thanks, two years ago projects like this scared the pajesus out of me!